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Topic: how many of you wear neck braces? (Read 3621 times)

Junior

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I'm in no way nails, I personally just think they're junk - well intentioned and well marketed but junk.

What I wrote above pretty much sums up the "debate" from the non-believer side if you take it to it's ultimate conclusion. I am a non believer and I'll probably dribble an apology to everyone I offend when I'm proven wrong. Not that you could prove it either way.

Sorry for prolonging the pointless argument.

it's great that you have an opinion, but there was no reason to call people retards because they have one lol.

The issue for me is the cost - I already need a new helmet so that comes first before buying into a neckbrace.

It's really down to you to make an informed decision based on the risks associated with/with not wearing one and, to a certain extent, how it will affect your riding; will it restrict movement (try before you buy) and will you feel safer/ride better with one etc.

There are a lot of idiots on both sides of the arguement, some which seem to have been totally suckered into the marketing and unwilling to accept there is a chance neckbracse may cause injury or be unproven, whilst others slag off anyone that wears one for being pussies.

Immortal

Senior

Posts: 1110

Please don't start this s**t again, some people love them and swear by them and others think that they are b*lls**t.

Good effort pwadjo, thats was a great answer, was it really so hard to simply reccomend that he do a search on the forum... if you dont like the subject, dont comment.

I personally dont use one, but admit that every now and again think about getting one, i do have a friend that is now a Quadriplegic after a cycling accident, and think that had they been available then, would probably have saved him.

I think for those that use them have simply got used to riding with them and put them on without thinking just like they do with theyre full face, and those that dont use them, think theyll just get in the way or have the mindset that theyll never need it, or simply doubt the technology.... the truth is, you just never know how bad that next 'off' is 'gonna be....

Senior

Posts: 1018

Once a pinner, now a weekend warrior

Like many here i do not want to fuel the debate, as it has been done to death. BUT... I have ridden one for moto and DH for 3'ish years now. When i was thinking about buying one i had a fast over the bars crash, luckily i managed to 'dive' with my arms out..dislocated both my shoulders doing so (which i've done before). This made me think that if i had landed on my head and not hands/arms would i have really crooked my neck...quite possibly.

I bought a Leatt Adventure right after that (when they were a more reasonable price at around £160). If you think about it, how can it not help? Yes MAY (but hopefully it wont!) cause damage further down the spine, but the critical thing is that these bones are bigger and more resistant to damage than those in the neck, also that if the worst did happen the results are likely to be less severe the further down the back the injury is.

I also find that for MX on really rough tracks its a nice little platform to stop your swede from bouncing about so much!

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Posts: 205

I have the money at the minute to afford one so I think I will order one today. If it doesn't fit I can send it back.

after all the comments I have read and articles I have looked at, I think it is worth giving one a go.

Like a few people have said, it is personal preference. Some people wear body armour, others don't.

I might feel more confident wearing a neck brace, but I might find it very uncomfortable.

Just gotta wait and see

Cheers to those who gave constructive comments.

If you're going to order one and send it back if it doesn't fit, it might be worth getting yourself down to an LBS and try some on, that's if its possible, as I believe a lot all have a different fit on each individual and with each different helmet too. Different models will offer different amounts of adjustability, different shape and different comfort too.

I don't have one myself and it hasn't crossed my mind to use one either.

I have the money at the minute to afford one so I think I will order one today. If it doesn't fit I can send it back.

after all the comments I have read and articles I have looked at, I think it is worth giving one a go.

Like a few people have said, it is personal preference. Some people wear body armour, others don't.

I might feel more confident wearing a neck brace, but I might find it very uncomfortable.

Just gotta wait and see

Cheers to those who gave constructive comments.

If you're going to order one and send it back if it doesn't fit, it might be worth getting yourself down to an LBS and try some on, that's if its possible, as I believe a lot all have a different fit on each individual and with each different helmet too. Different models will offer different amounts of adjustability, different shape and different comfort too.

Cheers for the advice but as far as I'm aware its pretty much the mx ones that fit differently to the DH ones yeah?

My lbs doesn't have it in stock

A shop near me that sells moto stuff has them in stock but just the moto version so its no use to me

Cheers tho mate

I don't have one myself and it hasn't crossed my mind to use one either.

God Like!

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It's definitely a question of you making the assessment with the evidence in hand - however the only research you've got to go on is Leatt's, who obviously have a vested interest in making people think their s**t works.

No independent academic research has been done into these devices, and for me personally anecdotal evidence is not enough to convince me that they can't potentially do more harm than good. I want to see real measurements of force applied to the cervical spine with one and without one, tested on a variety of helmets, neck lengths, shoulder widths etc etc. I cannot believe that you can release one of these for in a "one size fits all" manner. I also really dislike everyone's "theories" that they come up with as to how they should work to justify it to themselves - interfering with human biomechanics on a hunch is not really a good idea.

I'm a physics undergrad and wanted to perform part of this research myself for my dissertation (with a view to potentially getting it published), but it doesn't look hopeful as my uni just doesn't have sufficient equipment.

Newbie

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Ride It Out

Read in another thread about Aron Gwin stopping wearing one. Something he talked about in a interview, but could not find the interview where it is discussed. If anyone know/has a link, please post would be interested to read why he stopped using one.